Colombia’s Civil Aviation Authority (Aeronáutica Civil) has launched a search and rescue operation after losing all contact with a small plane that disappeared en route between two airports in the country’s interior.
The aircraft, a Cessna T206 with registration number HK4985, took off from Condoto Airport, in the Pacific coastal department of Chocó, bound for Guaymaral Airport, a small airfield just north of Bogotá that serves private and light aircraft. Five people were reportedly on board at the time contact was lost.
The plane belongs to the Colombian Civil Air Patrol, a volunteer organization that assists with aviation-related emergencies and rescue missions. According to a statement from the agency’s Technical Directorate for Accident Investigation, an emergency radio beacon aboard the aircraft was triggered near Cerro Tatamá, a mountain in the western department of Risaralda, suggesting the plane may have gone down in that rugged, forested area.
Authorities have not yet confirmed the fate of the five crew members or passengers, and search teams are working to reach the remote, mountainous terrain where the signal originated. Colombia’s dense jungle and mountain ranges often complicate rescue efforts in cases like this one.
For the latest updates on this developing story, read the original report at El Tiempo.
Source: Aeronáutica Civil activa búsqueda y rescate tras emergencia de aeronave en la ruta Condoto–Guaymaral (eltiempo.com). English version produced with AI assistance.
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